Apple iPad dubbed this year's hottest gadget

HTC Desire, Amazon Kindle DX and Samsung 9000 Series up high

T3 has published its list of the most sought-after gadgets of the year in 2010's Hot 100.

The list tellingly includes a larger number of e-readers than ever before, and HTC's new phones, the Desire and Legend are prominent in the top 20.

But the top spot has been obviously nabbed by the Apple iPad, which has sparked frenzied debate over the past year.

Tablet frenzy

Its launch is imminent in both the UK and the US, and its presence has already sparked the nascent tablet computer market into life, with additions from the likes of HP and Notion Ink in the Hot 100 too.

"Ultimately, the products here allow us to predict the next steps in consumer technology," says T3's online editor, Kieran Alger.